RESEARCH NOTE

New record of Mirinaba jaussaudi (Gastropoda, Strophocheilidae) in Paraná state, southern Brazil, and rectification of a known locality

Carlos J. Birckolz¹ & Marcos V. Gernet²

¹ Rua João Tokarski, 210. Curitiba, Brazil.
² Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor Litoral. Matinhos, Brazil.

Strophocheilidae Pilsbry, 1902 is a land snail family represented by eight genera, all of which are found in South America (Leme 1973; Bouchet et al. 2005). The genus Mirinaba Morretes, 1952 is composed of 10 species, with distribution restricted to south-southeastern Brazil (Simone 2006). Few studies regarding this group have been carried out over the last 40 years (e.g., Leme et al. 1979; Indrusiak 1985; Indrusiak & Leme 1985; Birckolz et al. 2013) and anatomical descriptions are known only for Mirinaba antoninensis (Morretes, 1952), M. cadeadensis (Morretes, 1952) and M. curytibana (Morretes, 1952) (Indrusiak & Leme 1985). (…)

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Cite as: Birckolz C.J. & Gernet M.V. (2016) New record of Mirinaba jaussaudi (Gastropoda, Strophocheilidae) in Paraná state, southern Brazil, and rectification of a known locality. Strombus 23(1–2): 1–5.

Publication date: 31 December 2016.